diff --git a/lib/conditionlib.php b/lib/conditionlib.php
index 0d8b3cbfde795..550d49a9d3fe0 100644
--- a/lib/conditionlib.php
+++ b/lib/conditionlib.php
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ public function get_full_information($modinfo=null) {
                 $course = $COURSE;
             } else {
                 $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $this->item->course),
-                        'id, enablecompletion, modinfo', MUST_EXIST);
+                        'id, enablecompletion, modinfo, sectioncache', MUST_EXIST);
             }
             foreach ($this->item->conditionscompletion as $cmid => $expectedcompletion) {
                 if (!$modinfo) {
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ public function is_available(&$information, $grabthelot=false, $userid=0, $modin
                 $course = $COURSE;
             } else {
                 $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $this->item->course),
-                        'id, enablecompletion, modinfo', MUST_EXIST);
+                        'id, enablecompletion, modinfo, sectioncache', MUST_EXIST);
             }
 
             $completion = new completion_info($course);